HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-15PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of
comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and
reflect their personal opinions:
• A citizen stated his concerns re: HB 1684 which would charge
for electronic public records. He urged the Board to put audio
recordings of the Board of County Commissioner (BOCC)
meetings online;
• A citizen stated: 1) This Wednesday at the Chimacum Grange,
WSU Director will be discussing their programs; 2) He is
concerned about the Trans Pacific Partnership; 3) Marijuana
laws in Colorado are being challenged; and 3) Leonard Nimoy
“Spock” passed away. Live long and prosper;
• A citizen gave the status of SB5111, SB5921 and appeals to the
Shoreline Master Program (SMP); and
• A citizen urged the Assessor’s office to include literature when
sending out tax statements that would explain tax increases.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the items
on the consent agenda as presented:
HEARING NOTICE re: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) for 2015 Public Service Grant Application and Closeout
of 2014 Public Services Grant; Olympic Community Action
Programs (OlyCAP); Hearing Scheduled for Monday, March 23,
2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers
10 AGREEMENTS: 1) Jefferson County Jail Septic System
Assessment; Streamline Environmental, Inc.; 2) AGREEMENT
NO. GCB1837 re: Construction on State Highway Right of Way,
Safe Routes to School, State Route 19 and West Valley Road,
County Project No. CR1917, MP 9.54; Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT); 3) AGREEMENT NO.
LA-7591, Supplement No. 3 re: Access Preservation, Upper Hoh
Road MP 3.338, Olympic National Park, County Project No.
CR1896, Federal Aid Project No. PLH-A160(001); Project
Funded 100% by the Federal Highway Administration; Jefferson
County Public Works; Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT); 4) AGREEMENT, Change Order No. 1
re: Upper Hoh Road, MP 3.9 ER, County Project No. XO1957;
Seton Construction, Inc.; 5) Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) re: Emergency Preparedness Pharmaceuticals;
Washington Statewide Pharmacy; 6) AGREEMENT, Amendment
No. 1 re: Home Visiting Services; Washington Early Learning
Fund (dba Thrive by Five Washington); 7) Interlocal re: North
Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee Implementation;
Clallam County; and 8, 9 and 10) 2015 Hotel Motel Grant
Funding; Quilcene Historical Museum; Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce; and Forks Chamber of Commerce.
Final Approval for Plat Alteration re: Villas By the Sea Plat
Alteration; #MLA14-00049/#SUB04-00005; To Remove
Language of the Long Plat Designation to Allow for Single
Family Residential Development; Located at 21 Grandview
Drive, Port Hadlock; Robert and Janice Baker, Applicants
Advisory Board Reappointment re: Conservation Futures
Citizen Oversight Committee; Four (4) Year Term Expiring
March 9, 2019; District No. 2 Representative, Jerry Gorsline
Advisory Board Reappointment re: Conservation Futures
Citizen Oversight Committee; Four (4) Year Term Expiring
March 9, 2019; District No. 2 Representative, Phil Andrus
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated March 5,
2015 Totaling $736,428.88
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: Commissioner Johnson
was absent. The Commissioners reported the following:
Chairman Sullivan
- Announced he was elected Vice Chair of the Olympic Area
Agency on Aging (O3A).
- Met with the Planning Commission last week and
represented the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
- Will be attending a presentation re: public health aspects of
marijuana at the Chimacum High School.
- Will be attending a Hood Canal Coordinating Council (HCCC)
meeting this week due to Commissioner Johnson’s absence.
Commissioner Kler
- Attended a Hargrove Committee meeting last week.
- Attended an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) meeting
on the Bangor Expansion last week. The Navy advertised
well, but not a lot of public were present for the meeting.
- Attended a Parks Advisory Board retreat last week.
- Attended a Washington State Association of Counties
(WSAC) meeting last week re: marijuana bill funding loss to
counties.
- Met with Senators and State Representatives re: funding to
Washington counties.
- Attended a Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC) meeting last
week re: Black Point sewer concerns.
- Toured Indian Island last week and met with citizens
concerned about pollution in Quilcene Bay.
- Will be attending a Tourism Coordinating Council (TCC)
meeting, and a Substance Abuse Advisory Board (SAAB)
meeting this week.
- Will be participating in a telephone conference call with the
Legislative Steering Committee (LSC) this week.
2 BID OPENINGS: 1) Two bids were received and read aloud
for the Publication of County Legal Notices; and 2) Six bids
were received and read aloud for the Dowans Creek Road
Realignment, County Project No. CR17993, GEMA 1734-DRWA,
Grant No. E08-796. Staff will review the bids and submit a
recommendation for bid award to the Board at a future date.
County Administrator Briefing Session topics:
The Board discussed the following issues:
Update re: Coordination of Joint Growth Management
Steering Committee on Population Projections and County
Wide Planning Policies
• 2015 Legislative Session
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 10, 2015